Convertible couch and bed.



I. MASON.

CONVERTIBLE COUCH AND BED.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1, 1910.

Patented May 30,1911.

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CONVERTIBLE COUCH AND BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, 1911.

Application filed September 1, 1910. Serial No. 579,986.

To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, ISAAC MASON, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedGonvertible Couch and Bed, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

1 foot sections are slidable lengthwise on the middle section, the headsection having a fixed head and the foot section having movable memberscapable of forming the ends of the couch or the foot of the bed.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the piece of furniture folded to forma couch; Fig.

'2 is a similar view of the same extended to form a bed; Fig. 3 is asectional side elevation of the couch with the upholstery on the line4.-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the bed with themattress and bedclothes omitted; and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of theconvertible mattress section and pillow.

The frame for the couch and bed is made in three sections, A, B and C,of which A is the head section, B the middle section and C the footsection. The bed spring is likewise made in three parts D, D, D of whichthe end sections D and D are pivotally connected with the middle sectionD by pivots D and D, and the middle section is connected at the pivots Dwith the sides B of the middle frame section B.

The upholstery for the couch and mattress of the bed is made in sectionsE, E, and a double section E made in the form of a bag open at one endto contain a pillow or cushion E as indicated in Fig. 6. When the pieceof furniture is used as a bed, the section E fits and rests on the bedspring section D, the section EVfits and rests on the bed spring sectionD, and the two sections E fit and rest on the bed spring section D henthe piece of furniture is used as a couch, the section E forms theupholstered back of the couch, as indicated in Fig. 1, while the sectionE is the seat, and the pillows E are used loosely on the couch, asindicated in Fig. 1.

The middle section B of the frame has its sides B connected with eachother by a box B, for storing bedclothes and the like when using thepiece of furniture as a couch, and the sides B of the said middlesection are provided with two sets of longitudinal guideways B B ofwhich the guideways B are slidably engaged by the sides A of the headsection A, and which sides A are rigidly connected with each other by ahead piece A The set of guideways B is slidably engaged by side bars Cof the foot section 0 of the frame, so that the head section A and thefoot section G can be moved toward and from each other when folding orextending the parts to form the couch and the bed, respectively, as willbe readily understood by reference to the drawings. The bars O of thefoot section 0 are rigidly connected with each other by a cross piece Chaving corner posts C adapted to rest on the floor.

The free end of the bed spring D is pro vided with a cross rail Dadapted to engage a keeper F held on the head piece A of the headsection A, and the free end of the bed spring section D is provided witha cross rail D adapted to engage keepers F held on the inner faces ofthe members C pivoted on the posts G of the foot section C, so as topermit of swinging the members C lengthwise along the bars 0 to form theends of the'couch, as indicated in Fig. 1, and to allow of swinging thesaid members into transverse position against the cross bar C to formthe foot board of the bed, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5. When themembers C are in longitudinal position, as indicated in Fig. 3, they arefastened at their free ends to the head board A by suitable fasteningdevices G, such as a hook and eye, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 4:.

The head board A of the head section A is provided on tpp with anextension H havand D engage the keepers F, F, then the parts are'heldlocked in place, that is to say, cannot be further extended or folded,as the extended bed spring prevents longitudinal movement in eitherdirection. When the parts are in the extended position, the members Cextend transversely, so that the keepers F are at the inside and areengaged by the cross piece D of the bed spring section D The middlesection D of the bed spring is permanently attached by the pivot-s D tothe middle frame section B, and the said middle section D of the bedspring has its frame reinforced by cross bars D extending downward intothe box 13 as indicated in Fig. 5. The sections E, E and the twosections E are then placed in position on the extended bed spring so asto form a mattress for the bed.

When it is desired to convert the extended bed into a couch, thesections E and E are first removed from the bed spring and then the bedspring section D is swung upward and folded onto the top of the middlebed spring'section D, it being understood that in doing so the cross barD disengages the keepers F, to unlock the members C and thus permit ofswinging the same around through an arc of 270, to extend lengthwise ofthe bed for forming the ends of the couch, as shown in Fig.1.

The foot section C is now moved lengthwise toward the middle section Duntil the posts C abut against the lowerends of the sides B. The endsect-ion D of the bed spring is now swung upward into an approximatelyvertical position, and in doing so its end rail D disengages the keepersF to permit of sliding the head section A toward the middle section B,and then the members 0* are fastened by the fastening devices G to thehead board A of the head section A, to lock the folded sectionstogether. The extension H of the head board A is then removed andengaged with the vertical guideways C so as to form the front of thecouch. The section E is now placed in vertical position against the bedspring sectionD to form the upholstered back of the couch, while thesection E is placed on top of the bed spring section D to form the seatof the couch, as indicated in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the piece of furniture can bequickly and conveniently converted from a couch to a bed and vice versa,and the bed clothes can be readily stored in the box B when the piece offurniture is used as a couch, "it being understood that access to thebox B can be had at the time the bed spring section D 'is folded uponthe section D, and can be swung upward with the latter into openposition, turning with the pivots D to permit of placing the bedclothesinto the box B after which the sections D and D are swung downward tonormal position.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent: i

1. A convertible couch and bed'comprising a plurality of sectionsslidable one upon the other, one of the sections having pivoted membersadapted to be swung lengthwise of the bed to form the ends of the couchor transverse of the bed to form a foot-board.

2. A convertible couch and bed having'a frame formed of a head section,a middle section and a foot section, the said head and foot sectionsbeing mounted to slide lengthwise on the said middle section toward orfrom each other to form a frame for the couch or a frame for the bed,the said foot section having movable members capable of formingthe endsof the couch or the foot board of the bed.

3. A convertible couch and bed having a frame formed of a head section,a middle section and a foot section, the said head and foot sectionsbeing mounted to slide length wise on the said middle sect-ion toward orfrom each other to form a frame for the couch or a frame for the bed,the said foot section having movable members capable of forming the endsof the'couch or the foot of the bed, and a springmade in connectedsections capable of being extended to form section havingmovable memberscapable of forming the ends of the couch or the foot of the bed, and aspring consisting of a head section, middle section and foot section,the sections being pivotally connected with each other, the middlesection being supported on 5 12 the middle section of the frame, meanson the said frame head section for supporting the free end of the saidbed spring head section, and means on the said foot members forsupporting the free spring foot section.

end of the said bed 5. A convertible couch and bed having a frame formedof a head section, a middle section and a foot section, the said headand foot sections being mounted to slide lengthwise on the said middlesection toward or from each other to form a frame for the couch or aframe for the bed, the said foot section having movable members capableof forming the ends of the couch or the foot of the bed, a spring madein connected sections capable of being extended to form a bed spring orbeing arranged to form the spring back and spring seat for the couch,and upholstered sections adapted to cover the said spring when extendedto form a mattress, one of the sections being adapted to form the couchback and the other the couch seat.

6. A convertible couch and bed having a frame formed of a head section,a middle section and a foot section, the said head and foot sectionsbeing mounted to slide lengthwise on the said middle section toward orfrom each other to form a frame for the couch or a frame for the bed,the said foot section having movable members capable of forming the endsof the couch or the foot of the bed, a spring made in connected sectionscapable of being extended to form a bed spring or being arranged to formthe spring back and spring seat for the couch, uphol stered sectionsadapted to cover the said spring when extended to form a mattress, oneof the sections being adapted to form the couch back and the other thecouch seat, and a storage chamber in the middle section below the middlebed spring section for receiving the bed clothes.

7. A convertible couch and bed provided with a frame formed of a middlesection having two sets of longitudinal guideways, a head section havingsides slidable in one of the said sets of guideways, a foot sectionhaving fixed sliding members slidable in the other set of guideways, thefoot section having pivoted members capable of forming the ends of thecouch or the foot boards for the foot of the bed.

8. A convertible couch and bed provided with a frame formed of a middlesection having two sets of longitudinal guideways, a head section havingsides slidable in one of the said sets of guideways, a foot sectionhaving fixed sliding members slidable in the other set of guideways, thefoot section having pivoted members capable of forming the ends of thecouch or the foot boards for the foot of the bed, supporting bars on thesaid head section and said pivoted members, and a bed spring made insections pivotally connected with each other, the middle sec tion of thebed spring resting on and being having fixed sliding members slidable inthe a other set of guideways, the foot section having pivoted memberscapable of forming the ends of the couch or the foot boards for the footof the bed, and the said foot section having a transverse guideway, anda head piece removably held on the said head section and adapted toengage the said guideway of the foot section to form the front of thecouch.

10. A convertible couch and bed provided with a frame formed of a middlesection having two sets of longitudinal guideways, a head section havingsides slidable in one of the said sets of guideways, a foot sectionhaving fixed sliding members slidable in the other set of guideways, thefoot section having pivoted members capable of forming the ends of thecouch or the foot boards for the foot of the bed, supporting bars on thesaid head section and said pivoted members, a bed spring made insections pivotally connected with each other, the middle section of thebed spring resting on and being pivoted to the said middle frame sectionand the free ends of the outer bed spring section being adapted toengage the said supporting bars, and a box on the said middle framesection below the said middle bed spring section.

11. In a convertible couch and bed, a frame formed of three sectionsslidable one upon the other, and a spring formed of three pivotallyconnected sections, the end sections having interlocking engagement withthe end sections of the frame.

12. A frame formed of a head section, a foot section, and anintermediate section upon which the head and foot sections slide, aspring formed of three sections pivoted together, the middle sectionbeing connected with the middle section of the frame by the pivotconnecting it with the foot section of the spring, and interengagingmeans carried by the end sections of the frame and springs.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ISAAC MASON. Witnesses:

JOHN C. RALEIGH,

LEO S. Por'rs.

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